Horse-collar



N o Model.)

2 Sheets-Sheet l1.

o. IFLAND.

HORSE COLLAR.

No. 339,892, Patented Apr. 13,- 1886.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

@lo Model.)l

C. IPLAND.

HORSE COLLAR.

No. 339,892. Patented Apr. 13,'1886.

Unirse C HARLES IFLAND, OF

trice.

CHICAGO, lLLINOIS.

HORSE-COLLAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part oli' Letters Patent No. 339,892, dated April13, 1886.

Applieationilled December 28, 18515.

To (//ZZ whoml it may concer/L.-

Beit known that I, CHARLns Intim), a subject of the Emperor of Germany,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Y Illinois, haveinvented certain new and use- Y that can loe adjusted to litdifferent-size horses;

and it has for its object to produce such a col lar and haine that isstrong and durable, is readily placed and secured over the horses neck,and that will not chate the skin, but Will make a comfortable lit.

My invention consists ol.' certain novel com binations of parts, as willbe described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, l `igure l represents an elevation ol' thehaine and collar complete; Fig. 2, a vertical crosssection through thecenteroi' the upper portion; Fig. 3, a sectional elevation of' the :zincshield detached; Fig. 4, a sectional View ol the haine locking hasp;Fig. 5, a similar View of the haine-locking stud; Fig. 6, across-section on line 6 6 in Fig. l, and Fig. T a cross-section on line7 7 in Fig. l.

Corresponding letters in the several figures of the drawings designatelike parts.

A A denote the upper sections ot' the haine bars, hinged together atrl., and l B are the lower sections oi' such haine-hars. These bars arecastof mtal, to he very light, and are longitudinally corrugated to theshape in cross-section somewhat like the letter EN. The lower sections,B B. slide under the upper sections, A A', so as to be overlappingtherewith, and to near the upper end oi' each lower section, B B', iscast a loop, b, through the ccntral hub of which is tapped a set-screw,@,having an eyed head, d, with a ring, C, that is the handle for turningsuch screw, which rings C at the same time form the terrets. The uppersections, A A', have. secured plates l), provided with a series ofsockets, e, either one of which will engage the point of a set-screw, c,for clamping and rigidly holding the sections A B on any desiredposition of lengthening or shortening the haine-bars best .fitting thehorses neck. The lower extremity f side Serial No. llfr. (No model.)

bar lil has secured by a rivot,f, a hasp, E, that vhas three (more orless) holes, and the'lower extremity oi' side bar B has a stud, g, thatwill enter any one ol' the three holes oi' hasp E, and has a slottedhole for a key, h, connect` ed to the haine loy a strap, i, which key hwill secure the hasp E, thereby fastening the haine and collar upon thehorses neck on dimension host fitting. In a pending eye rigid with section B is linked a ring, F, for coupling` the neck-yoke strap or chain.The collar G is made ol' leather stuffed with hair, and secured againstthe inner tace of the sections B B of the hamebars hy screws j, passedAthrough holes in the edges of such humesections and engaging withscrew-nuts 1K, inserted into such collar. This collar G is formed of twosections overlapping at their bottoni ends when the haine is fastenedaround the horscs neck. hut extending at the top only under shield H'. Alink, l, made of .flat iron, is placed around the hinge a, that connectsthe hamcsections A A', and into this link is tapped the stand ard m ol'a bell, n, when the haine and collar is used on street-railway horses;or a checkrein hook may he screwed on instead. To link I is also coupleda buckle or ring, o, for securing the backstrap of the harness. Asaddle-shaped shield, ll', made of sheet-zinc, and having a loop, p,formed to its top, is Secured under hinge a by a strap, q, passedthrough slots in link Z, and a pad or bolster, r, is placed intermediateof such hinge a and loop p, and is also held in position by strap q. Theshield H being smooth, and Zinc being a cooling and nou-irritatingmetal, it will not chal'e nor cause soreness of the skin from thepressure and motion of the haine and collar on the top of the horsesneck.

l I are the tug-clips, that may he of any usual construction.

l am aware that collars have been formed of metal mrorlapping sectionsheld together by screws passed through openings in each; also, that itis old to use a zinc shield with horsecollars, and also that aperforated stud has heen used in connection with ahasp andretaining-strap, and therefore I make no claim to such constructions;but

What I claim ism 1. The heme hars of a horse-collar, cornposed each oftwo sections overlapping each Sov 4. The oombinaition,V Ywith sections BB. 1 plate D, and soeketsne, of sections Av Alo0pe` Y b, and `set-screwsc, as set forth. 15 Y In testimony whereof I affix my signature inj V'ypresence of two witnesses. l f

other, and one section provided with a loop, and aset-serew mounted insuch loop, and the other with a pla-te having a'series of sockets,substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 5 2. The eomnination,with sections A A',

hinged at a, of link l, shield H, provided with loop p, and strap q.,passed through the loop CHARLES IFLAND.

and link, as set forth. v

3. rlhe combination,. with sections A A, Witnesses: 1o hinged at a, oflinkl, shield H, provided with RICHARD REINBOLD, loop p, strap q, passedthrough the link and l HARRIS W. HUEHL. loop and. interposed padding fr,as set forth.

